Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lufkin Panthers (Lufkin, TX) and the visiting Nacogdoches Dragons (Nacogdoches, TX), saw Lufkin's basketball squad hold off Nacogdoches by a tally of 50-45.

With the victory, Lufkin improves its record to 16-11 on the campaign. The Panthers host Huntsville (Huntsville, TX) to play the Hornets in a 5A Region II District 16 challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 9-11. Huntsville lost 62-54 in their recent league challenge against Porter (Porter, TX)

Next up, the Dragons play the Kingwood Park Panthers (Kingwood, TX) in a 5A Region II District 16 challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Nacogdoches will attempt to improve on its 16-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 14-12 record after their 58-56 league win over Dayton (Dayton, TX).